Select Particular Item Of AWT Choice Or Combobox Example

/*
	Select Particular Item Of AWT Choice Or Combobox Example 
	This java example shows how to select a particular item of a choice or 
	a combobox control using select method of AWT Choice class.
*/
 
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Choice;
 
/*
<applet code="SelectItemExample" width=200 height=200>
</applet>
*/
 
public class SelectItemExample extends Applet{
 
	Choice language = null;
 
	public void init(){
 
		//create choice or combobox
		language = new Choice();
 
		//add items to the choice
		language.add("Java");
		language.add("C++");
		language.add("VB");
		language.add("Perl");
 
		//add choice or combobox
		add(language);
 
		/*
		 * To select an item from a choice or combobox, use
		 * void select(int index) or
		 * void select(String item) method of AWT Choice class.
		 */
 
		language.select(1);
		/*
		 * You can also use language.select("C++")
		 */
	}
}